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Operation Colossus: The First British Airborne Raid of World War
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Good
- Seller Notes
- “Slight Creasing To Spine and Wear To Edges Of Pages”
- Book Title
- Operation Colossus: The First British Airborne Raid of World War
- ISBN
- 9781784383787
- Publication Year
- 2020
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Publication Name
- Operation Colossus: the First British Airborne Raid of World War II
- Item Height
- 234 mm
- Publisher
- Greenhill Books
- Subject
- Government, History
- Item Width
- 156 mm
- Number of Pages
- 256 Pages
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Lawrence Paterson's groundbreaking new book is a detailed account of the now legendary Operation Colossus, the first British airborne raid of the Second World War, which took place in Basilicata, Italy on 10 February 1941. Britain was one of the last major powers of the Second World War to establish an airborne arm of service. Formed by a collection of free-thinking army and air force officers, the fledgling British paratrooper unit, known as the SAS', deployed trial and error in terms of tactics and equipment, costing the lives of several volunteers before an elite few were selected to make the first British parachute raid of the war. Alongside the paratroopers were two veterans of the First World War: an Italian SOE agent, formerly a banqueting manager in London hotels, and an RAF reserve officer who held the Military Cross for bravery. Collectively known as X-Troop', these men were parachuted by specially selected bomber crews into the heart of enemy territory, where they successfully destroyed their target, the Tragino Aqueduct, before becoming the object of an exhaustive manhunt by Italian troops and civilians. Captured, they were variously interrogated, imprisoned, and the Italian SOE agent placed on trial for treason and executed. Given the distances that had to be covered, the logistical complications and the lack of any precedent, the raid was a remarkable feat. Its success or failure depended on a group of men using methods and equipment thus far untried by the British Army. They were truly guinea pigs' for those that would follow in their footsteps. Often overlooked in British military history, Paterson brings this extraordinary episode to light, drawing on verbatim testimony and interrogating the truth of previous accounts. From the formation of the unit and the build up to its first deployment, through Operation Colossus and its aftermath, to its ongoing legacy today, this is the fascinating story of the modern day British Parachute Regiment. AUTHOR: Lawrence Paterson has written several books on various aspects of the U-boat war, including U-Boat War Patrol, Weapons of Desperation, Donitz's Last Gamble, Hitler's Grey Wolves and a new biography of Otto Kretschmer. He lives in Taranto, Italy and is drummer in a heavy metal band. 60 b/w illustrations
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Publisher
Greenhill Books
ISBN-13
9781784383787
eBay Product ID (ePID)
7046489740
Product Key Features
Publication Year
2020
Subject
Government, History
Number of Pages
256 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Operation Colossus: the First British Airborne Raid of World War II
Type
Textbook
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
234 mm
Item Width
156 mm
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom
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